Dierick Sparks MD in Rainbow City, Alabama

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
SPORTS MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2001
The Primary Medical Specialty for Dierick Sparks MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 23
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7719081439
NPI #: 1346350261
NPI Created On: 08/30/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/05/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XX0005X
License Number:
24950
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
2. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
3. Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
4. Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope
5. Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope
6. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
7. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
8. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
9. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
10. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
11. X-ray of knee, 1 or 2 views
12. X-ray of knee, 3 views
13. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
14. X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
19. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
20. Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.